Glasgow City Council successfully appealed a ruling that allowed motorists fined for entering the low emission zone via untracked post to overturn their penalties. The council argued that the legislation did not support overturning fines on a technicality. The appeal court agreed, stating that successful and timely delivery of penalty notices should not be rendered unenforceable on such grounds.
Glasgow City Council has successfully appealed against a ruling that allowed motorists who were sent a low emission zone penalty by untracked post to overturn their fine.At the time of that ruling, in October 2023, 38 LEZ fines were overturned, with experts predicting that similar challenges could have cost the council more than £1.2m in penalty revenue.
The council told appeal court judges that the parliamentarians who drafted the legislation could not have wanted people to escape being fined on "a purely technical point".Lord Pentland, who delivered the opinion, agreed with the council's position.
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